Journey of Gold - Mining and mercury

Gold is one of the world’s most valuable metals, used in everything from electronics to dentistry. But do you know where yours comes from? 20% of gold comes from artisanal and small-scale miners, who often work illegally using toxic chemicals, such as mercury. The Minamata Convention is working to promote mercury-free mining that helps workers and the planet.

[@jayj429]

thank you- might be better if the captions didn't block the process. I was also looking for how mercury is used to get gold extracted. Maybe a rerecord with more info on the process without captions blocking the pictures.

[@wiribiri1]

Suriname

[@gonzothawarrior]

I will only buy gold that mercury is used in

[@chloroformed8692]

UN should provide means to do this safely instead of just “mercury bad”. If I’m not mistaken mercury fumes can be condensed and captured

[@aphaileeja]

Why even build a structure if you don't operate indoors, this can easily be automated

[@dennisadinath]

I appreciate the 1 min video, which was visually appealing. If possible, please make a more process-oriented video, so the viewers can understand, how exactly mercury is harmful. I believe, the other comments mention the same.
If you are interested, please make similar small videos of the environmental footprint of cosmetics industries, etc.
A must-watch playlist.
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[@beersnarkunbleached5660]

I was looking for a video about how miners use mercury to separate the ore from gold.
I was looking for an education, not this propaganda garbage.

[@darkestkhan]

Not really a propaganda garbage, but I agree that the video could have been far more informative.